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 | Customs officers dismantled and shut 22 fuel laundering plants in Northern Ireland this year which were capable of depriving the Inland Revenue of £68 million.in taxes, it was revealed on Friday. Read more... |
 | THERE were six Civil Service inquiries in the space of seven years into the leaking of documents to either Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson, a 1982 file released under the 30-year rule reveals. Read more... |
 | ONE of the most quintessentially Irish brands – Guinness – was prepared to drop associations with Ireland and promote itself as an English company during the Falklands crisis, Irish state papers have revealed. Read more... |
 | Archaeologists racing against the clock to excavate an ancient settlement in Co Fermanagh before a road is built on top of it have been granted more time to complete the dig. Read more... |
 | POLICE officers said a small explosion in west Belfast on Thursday morning was caused by a commercial firework. Read more... |
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Sport |
 | Defender Lee Wallace insists there is no chance of Rangers taking their foot off the gas despite moving 12 points clear at the top of the Irn-Bru Third Division. Read more... |
 | TANDRAGEE Rovers retained the Mid-Ulster Football League’s Premier Cup with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Camlough Rovers at Crystal Park in Banbridge on Thursday. Read more... |
 | TEN-man Crumlin Star retained the Border Regiment Cup by squeezing past Rathfriland Rangers by a single goal at Seaview on Thursday. Read more... |
 | Celtic manager Neil Lennon is looking for improvement when his team travel to Hibernian this weekend in spite of notching a fifth consecutive Clydesdale Bank Premier League win on Boxing Day. Read more... |
 | Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will not face punishment for confronting referee Mike Dean at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, the Football Association has confirmed. Read more... |
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